Results: The average systolic blood pressure post slow stroke back massage therapy and la-vender aroma therapy was (Mean=133.63 SD= 7.34) compared with prior therapy was (Mean= 167.80 SD= 6.12) with the value of p<0.001. The data were analyzed by using Wilcoxon. Blood pressure was measured by sphygmomanometer. The independent variables were slow stroke back mass-age (SSBM) and lavender aromatherapy. The dependent variables were systolic and diastolic blood pressure. A sample of 40 elderlies was selected by using total sampling. Subjects and Method: It was a quasi-experiment study with no control group which had been conducted in Posyandu (Integrated Health Post) Kamboja, Plesungan, Gondangerjo, Karanganyar, Central Java, in July 2019.
The study aims to discover the effects of slow back massage (SSBM) and lavender aromatherapy toward the reduced blood pressure among hypertensive elderly. One of the therapies that may be implemented to elderly with hypertension is slow stroke back massage (SSBM) and lavender aromatherapy. The changes include atherosclerosis, loss of connective tissue elasticity, and decreased vascular muscle relaxation that it reduces the distension and tensile strength of blood vessels. Hypertension among the elderly is instigated by structural and functional changes in blood vessels.
Background: Elderly is an age group which is extremely susceptible to suffer from health problems such as hypertension.
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